When you have a small kitchen and far more seasonings than you’d like to admit, organising your kitchen might be difficult. There are many challenges to overcome while attempting to maintain a clean and functional kitchen, from searching through small cupboards and slender drawers to utilising the top of your refrigerator as storage. With the aid of our innovative tools and ideas for kitchen organisation, you can now finally relax.
There’s a reason the kitchen is referred to as the “heart of the home.” It has supported you through numerous baking or cooking endeavours, large celebrations, your first dinner party, and perhaps even one or two heartbreaks. Your kitchen organisation techniques may make or break your experience as a home cook, therefore it’s critical that this area reflects who you are and how you want to live and cook.
Utility frequently takes precedence over style, whether you have an incredibly vast cook space or a little kitchen, but with the correct organising techniques, you can strike a balance between the two. Want to reduce the stress of curry night by finding a better way to keep your spices? What about some ideas for joyfully adorning your countertops?
Here are a few quick suggestions about where to put your supplies so you may cook successfully and effectively:
- Place the cooking pans you use most frequently close to the stove and oven (see this blog for inventive storage ideas).
- Store baking trays close to the oven.
- Put your dishes in a convenient order. For instance, arrange your elegant dinnerware on higher shelves and your regular dinnerware on lower shelves. Also, make sure your heavy pots and pans are in easily accessible locations to prevent accidents. Neither too high nor too low is acceptable.
- Spices should be kept in your kitchen’s dark, cold, and dry section (cabinet, pantry, etc.)
- Place cutlery close to your dishwasher, which ought to be adjacent to your kitchen sink.
- Keep cutting boards and knives close to where you prepare food.
How To Arrange A Kitchen
It is recommended to approach kitchen organisation gradually, focusing on one category or area at a time, such as organising a pantry before organising a refrigerator, and so forth. Even though they are close to one another, make sure you organise the washing room as a separate endeavour.
We’ve compiled expert advice and inspiring kitchen organisation ideas to help you finally take control of your kitchen.
1. Empty Kitchen Cabinets And Drawers
“A good cook will rigidly organise the contents of kitchen cabinets and drawers, making sure that everything is easy to see, at a glance, so that ingredients and equipment can be gathered quickly.” Moreover, things will be much easier to put away again in an orderly kitchen. Maintaining a military-style kitchen organisation is a different matter entirely from simply organising one. But we would caution you before you start emptying all the cupboards and drawers at once, as this may easily turn chaotic if you don’t have a day set aside for it. To keep the task of organising a kitchen manageable, adhere to organising one item or group of items at a time, such as the spice drawer or china cabinet.
2. Clean And Deodorize Cabinets And Drawers
Cleaning and organising the kitchen are complementary tasks. Make sure a cabinet or drawer is thoroughly cleaned after each emptying.
Because cooking oil and general household dust combine to form a sticky dust, shelves—especially open ones—will probably be covered in it. Be sure to wipe the tops of kitchen cabinets as well.
3. Make A Plan That Suits How You Use Your Kitchen
Every kitchen should be set up differently from one another. Of course, there are certain common sense guidelines that you’ll find below, but in order to arrange your kitchen in a way that works for you and your family, you should always prioritise different aspects of the space.
If there are enthusiastic cooks in your home, this may entail keeping items like salt, pepper, oils, and spices on the countertops (nobody ever said organising a kitchen has to mean a minimalist area). However, if you only ever prepare breakfast and instead eat takeaway or microwave dinners, you might want to give your takeaway menu drawer more priority.
4. Create Storage Zones
Rearrange all cabinets and drawers into designated areas so that all food is together and ideally next to the refrigerator or freezer to make things easier in the future. Make sure that all of your pots and pans are placed close to the oven, microwave and stove. Use the remaining space to prepare meals, keeping cutlery and dishes in their designated areas. Zone organisation will facilitate the simple finding of specific things for all members of the home, not just you, the organiser. What other benefit does dividing the area into zones have? Within the room, multiple people can work on different tasks without needlessly crossing paths.
5. Organize Food First
Take note of where and how to store food that isn’t kept in the refrigerator before you begin organising the kitchen’s practical items, such as dishes and pots and pans. If your pantry is in the kitchen or in another area, there should be plenty of ideas for it that you may use for this.
These ten astute ideas can help you arrange your kitchen like an expert! Now your countertops, under-sink storage, and kitchen drawers will all be neatly arranged. Keep in mind that organising is a continuous process—trust me, with two messy kids, this won’t be a one-time event. As a result, don’t give up if things start to pile back up. Simply inhale deeply and start with one drawer. Friends, happy spring cleaning!
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